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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a crescent-moon finial, wearing a dark turban-style headwrap with a gold ornament, a red-maroon robe, gold armbands and necklaces, and a long layered white and pink flower garland with red roses. Another man in a red-maroon cloth lies prostrate face-down on the floor before the throne, his forehead near the throne's footrest, with white ash markings on his arm and a rudraksha bracelet. Behind the throne are carved wooden screens, and a colourful striped mat, flower offerings and a brass vessel are on the floor. The seated figure raises one hand in a gesture while looking to the side, appearing to be the recipient of prostration in a darshan-type setting; an appearance-based candidate for a person based on the saffron-red ceremonial clothing, garland and ornate throne cues.

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